At this point, the farce-like probing came to an abrupt end.
An Jing and the others' utterly undisguised, almost exaggerated style of conduct—so brazen it knew no restraint—actually made the major powers of the Tianyuan Realm back down.
They realized that An Jing and the others could not possibly have Heavenly Demons behind them.
Because An Jing and the others were doing far more than merely harboring no ill intent.
They were not even planning to "make money"!
To the people of the Tianyuan Realm, the resources Mingjing Sect was dumping onto the market might have seemed expensive to them, but in truth, every last one was being sold at cabbage prices.
What was that equivalent to? Honestly, it was like a country short on oil and nuclear fuel suddenly encountering a mysterious force selling oil at the price of water and uranium at the price of silver.
Investigating that force... well, sure, it needed investigating, at least enough to keep up appearances.
But truly suppressing, uprooting, destroying, or controlling that force?
Great Immortal Huaixu above, not even a Dangkang whose brain had been caught in a door would be stupid enough to do that! Even if this truly were a temptation from the Heavenly Demons, they would have to swallow this chunk of fat first!
Besides, the Heavenly Demons' methods could never be this crude. They did not have the resources, either!
The Tianyuan Four Sages directly issued an order: give Peace Company every possible green light, closely monitor all of An Jing's movements, and do not interfere in any way.
As a result, although An Jing underwent fewer trials and tempering, and his understanding of the Tianyuan Realm's deeper conflicts was not as thorough, Mingjing Sect indeed obtained a great quantity of the crucial resources it needed from